eár-læppa
An ear-lap ⬩ pinnŭla
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An ear-lap; pinnŭla Eár-læppa vel ufweard [MS. ufwaard] eáre pinnŭla: flǽran vel eár-læppan pinnŭlæ, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 83, 84; Wrt. Voc. 43, 15, 16
Linked entry: flǽre
ah-lǽca
A miserable being ⬩ miscreant ⬩ monster ⬩ miser ⬩ perditus ⬩ monstrum
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A miserable being, miscreant, monster ; miser, perditus, monstrum He wiste ðæm ahlǽcan hilde geþinged he knew conflict was destined for the miscreant, Beo. Th. 1297; B. 646: 1983 ; B. 989
Affrica
Africa
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Africa Asia and Affrica togædere licgaþ Asia and Africa lie together, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 14. Ðære Affrica norþ-west gemǽre the north-west boundary of Africa, id; Bos. 16, 4. Nú wille we ymbe Affrica now will we [speak] about Africa, id; Bos. 24, 26.
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DERIAN
To injure, hurt, harm, damage ⬩ nocēre, lædĕre, obesse
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To injure, hurt, harm, damage; nocēre, lædĕre, obesse Him ða stormas derian ne máhan [derigan ne mǽgon MS. Cot.] the storms cannot hurt him, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 6: Bt. Met, Fox 12, 8; Met. 12, 4. He ne forlét mannan derian heom non relīquit homĭnem nocēre
líget
Lightning
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Lightning, a flash of lightning Lígit fulgor vel fulmen, Wrt. Voc. 52, 46. Hys ansýn wæs swylce lígyt, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 3: 24, 27. Ðǽr begann tó brastligenne micel þunor and líget sceótan, Homl. Th. ii. 196, 23. Swá háttra sumor swá mára þunor and líget
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broel
A park, warren stored with deer ⬩ vivarium, hortus cervorum,
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A park, warren stored with deer; hence the BROYL, a wood in Sussex, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; vivarium, hortus cervorum, Som
ǽ-fyllende
Following the law ⬩ faithful ⬩ legem exsequens
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Following the law, faithful; legem exsequens Seó circe ǽfyllendra the church of the faithful, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 17; Cri. 704
riht-dóm
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just judgement Sé þe rihte lage and rihtne dóm (rihtdóm, v. l.) forsace, Ll. Th. i. 384, 16
L
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In the Runic alphabet the character, which in name and form agrees with the Scandinavian rune ᛚ lögr, was ᛚ lagu.
be-tǽcan
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Mæssepreóst sceal betǽcan brýdguman and brýde be lagum sponsus ac sponsa a sacerdote legibus sponsentur , Chrd. 81, 9. Add
ge-þeccan
To cover; ⬩ tegere
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To cover; tegere Lago hæfde geþeahte éðel the water had covered the country, Cd. 73; Th. 90, 8; Gen. 1492
Linked entry: ge-deccan
ǽ-hlýp
A transgression ⬩ breach of the law ⬩ an assault ⬩ legis transgressio ⬩ aggressus
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A transgression, breach of the law, an assault; legis transgressio, aggressus Se ðe ǽ-hlíp gewyrce whoever commits an assault, L. Ath. v. § 1, 5; Th. i. 230, 10. Þurh ǽ-hlýp by a violation of the law, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 11
clerc
A CLERK, clergyman, generally a deacon or priest ⬩ clericus
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A CLERK, clergyman, generally a deacon or priest; clericus Gregorius wæs clerc Gregory was a priest, Chr. 1129; Erl. 258, 25: 1123; Erl. 250, 20. He dráf út ða clerca of ðe biscopríce he drove the clergy out of the bishopric, 963; Erl. 121, 13. Preóst
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leód
A people ⬩ nation ⬩ race ⬩ country
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A people, nation, race, district occupied by a people [v. preceding word, and cf. mǽgþ],country Hit wæs hwílum on Engla lagum ðæt leód and lagu fór be geþincþum at one time it was in the laws of the English, that the people and the law went according
Súþ-Engle
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The people of the south of England On Súð-Engla lage griðlagu ðus stent, L. Eth. vii. 9; Th. i. 330, 22
fét
- Ex. 21, 24: Ps. Lamb. 72, 2: Mt. Bos. 18, 8
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and nom. acc. pl. of fót
for-weryþ
shall destroy ⬩ destruet
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shall destroy, destruet. Ps. Spl. 51, 5
nigon-gilde
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Entitled to ninefold compensation On þám lagum is cynges feoh nigongilde, Ll. Th. i. 330, 20. Preóstes feoh .IX. gylde, 2, 5
æt-slídan
To slip or slide away ⬩ labi ⬩ elabi
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To slip or slide away; labi, elabi Ic ætslíde labor, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 43: 35; Som. 38, 10. Ðæt hira fót ætslíde ut labatur pes eorum, Deut. 32, 35
Constantīnus
Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor
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Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor, A. D. 306-337. He is said to have been converted to Christianity, about 312, by the vision of a luminous cross in the sky, on which was the inscription ἐν τούτωι, νίκα by this, conquer. In 330 he removed the seat